Today@NCCapitol (June 18): Setting up the conference

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By Mark Binker and Laura Leslie

Raleigh, N.C. — Good morning and welcome to Today@NCCapitol for Thursday, June 18. Here's what's going on at the General Assembly and around state government.

MEDICAID: The House Appropriations Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. to review the chamber's Medicaid reform plan. The hearing comes one day after senators gave tentative approval to a state budget that contains a much different blueprint for remaking the state's health insurance system for the poor and disabled.

AUTISM: The House Finance Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. to review the ABLE Act, a tax-privileged savings for disabled people.

HOUSE: The state House meets at 10 a.m. Among the bills on the calendar is a conference report for a bill that would allow the use of rifles for hunting on Sundays. WRAL.com plans to carry this meeting live online. Check the Video Central box on the homepage.

THE GOVERNOR: Gov. Pat McCrory will appear at the North Carolina Food Manufacturing Task Force Meeting at 2 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.